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Biology, Insect Social Behavior, Engineering +6

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Behavioral Sciences, Foraging, Chemical Communication +9

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Food Marketing, Collective Decision, Food Systems +3

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Optimal Traffic Organization, Engineering, Swarm Dynamic +4

The role of competition by dominants and temperature in the foraging of subordinate species in Mediterranean ant communities

Xím Cerdá, Javier Retana, Antonio J. Manzaneda · Oecologia · 1998 · 248 citations · Full text

Biology, Insect Social Behavior, Foraging +9